Knife

Object Name:

Knife

Object ID:

1940.017.01-.12

Place of Origin:

(undetermined)

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Knives, set of twelve. Silver. In a standard pattern known as "Olive", with flat handles having curved outlines and somewhat pointed ends with a short rib. There is decorative molding at the juncture with a straight, flat blade which has a rounded end. The decoration consists of a standard pattern of scrolled borders and foliage on both surfaces of the handles. No maker's marks (this pattern was produced by at least a dozen companies starting between the 1850s and 1870s; Durgin produced this pattern, in Concord, N.H., by 1860).
.1 8.062" x .875"; 50.45 grams; 1.76 oz; 1.61 troy oz
.2 8.125" x .875"; 51.51 grams; 1.83 oz; 1.67 troy oz
.3 8.125" x .875"; 51.24 grams; 1.80 oz; 1.64 troy oz
.4 8.125" x .875"; 51.64 grams; 1.83 oz; 1.67 troy oz
.5 8.125" x .875"; 51.61 grams; 1.83 oz; 1.67 troy oz
.6 8.062" x .875"; 52.07 grams; 1.83 oz; 1.67 troy oz
.7 8.125" x .875"; 51.15 grams; 1.80 oz; 1.64 troy oz
.8 8.125" x .875"; 52.12 grams; 1.83 oz; 1.67 troy oz
.9 8.125" x .875"; 52.75 grams; 1.87 oz; 1.70 troy oz
.10 8.125" x .875"; 50.01 grams; 1.76 oz; 1.61 troy oz
.11 8.062" x .875"; 50.38 grams; 1.76 oz; 1.61 troy oz
.12 8.125" x .875"; 50.98 grams; 1.80 oz; 1.64 troy oz

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-0.875 L-8.1 inches

Provenance:

One dozen flat-handled silver knives, which belonged to Nancy Taggart Ripley (1830-1897), wife of George H. Ripley (1828-1908); they were married in 1851, and resided in Concord, N.H. by the 1860s. Given by her daughter, Mrs. Emma Parsons, formerly of Concord, N.H. (enclosed paper reads: "wedding silver"; paper missing as of 10/2/1975).

Credit Line:

Gift of Emma Parsons

People:

Ripley, Nancy (1830-1897), Taggart, Nancy (1830-1897), Ripley, George H. (1828-1908)